Interesting that the forearm piece does not take the semigloss so far like the stock has. I did sand the forearm today with 400 grit sandpaper and wiped with mineral spirits before applying poly. The poly wipes on nice but then dries dull?
I did recondition the stock today with Minwax Refinisher( because old finish had not completely dissolved), then applied Danish oil, then Minwax Poly.

This gun seems to have had mid barrel site that is missing. Anyone know about these?

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#...A-E7EFD67F440D

Finished with Tru-oil and polished satin finish.

Paul it looks like your gun might have had ivory beads on it at one time . The front one appears to be cracking and the mid one gone. They are easy replacements. I don't know how bad the crack is coming off the receiver but you should watch it.i had a similar crack on an old Philly fox and there was a chunk of wood on the ground after the fourth shot. You might want to look at the RST website for lite loads, I use them in all of my older guns. Best of luck with your Parker and the great memories you will share with it

Clean up recomendations
http://www.lcsmith.org/faq/cleangun2.html